TGMA announces nominees for 26th edition; check out full list

Organizers of the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) have unveiled the final list of nominees on Saturday, March 15.

The announcement follows the closure of the nomination filing process. The main awards ceremony is slated for May 3, 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre.

However, ahead of the 26th edition, a pre-party will take place on May 2, nominees, industry stakeholders and music enthusiasts are expected to attend the event for networking, discussions, and celebrations.

Once again, Stonebwoy, King Promise and Black Sherif earned a spot in the Artiste of the Year category. Kweku Smoke, King Paluta, Team Eternity, Joe Mettle also earned spot in the covetous category.

Okyeame Kwame, Sarkodie, Flowking Stone, Eno Barony, Kweku Smoke and Lyrical Joe also battle it out for the Best Rap Performance.

Joe Mettle, Piesie Esther, Diana Hamilton, Empress Gifty, Team Eternity Ghana and MOG Music face off for the Best Gospel Artiste of the Year.

Telecel’s Most Popular Song of the Year category has also been occupied with fierce competition from Olive The Boy’s ‘Asylum’, Paris from King Promise, Lomo Lomo from KiDi ft Black Sherif, Very Soon by Fameye, Stonebwoy’s Jejereje, King Paluta’s Aseda, Puul from Lasmid, Defe Defe by Team Eternity Ghana and Black Sherif’s January 9.

Check out full list below

Artiste of the Year

Artiste of the Year – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best Gospel Artiste

Best Gospel Artiste – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best New Artiste

Best New Artiste – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best Male Vocal Performance

Best Vocal Performance -TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best Female Vocal Performance

Best Female Vocal Performance – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste

Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best Rap Performance

Best Rap Performance – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best HipHop Song

Best HipHop Song – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA

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Best Afrobeat Song

Best Afrobeat Song – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA

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Best Hiplife Song

Best Hiplife Song – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA

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Best Highlife Song

Best Highlife Song – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA

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Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song

Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA

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Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best Music Video

Best Male Vocal Performance – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best Traditional Gospel

Best Traditional Gospel – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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African Song of the Year

African Song of the Year – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Collaboration of the Year

Collaboration of the Year – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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International Collaboration of the Year

International Collaboration of the Year – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Songwriter of the Year

Songwriter of the Year – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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Telecel Most Popular Song

Telecel Most Popular Song – TGMA 2025. Credit: TGMA.

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